Comments on: Chalk it Up – Larry Hunter is Gone

By: StateFans Nation » Blog Archive » Why Sidney Lowe Should be Sendek’s Choice

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[...] On Saturday, The News & Observer’s Caulton Tudor authored a really good look at the currently vacant assistant coaching position within NC State’s basketball program created by the departure of Larry Hunter. [...]

By: gambling

gambling — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 23:47:45 +0000

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By: Rick Jernigan

Rick Jernigan — Fri, 29 Apr 2005 18:41:41 +0000

Jeff – Thanks for the link to your prior entry, awesome stuff. I did not know about the Matta/Sendek situation. Basketball & football coaching at the highest levels really is, in many ways, a small fraternity. I was thinking more of current Division I coaches which would eliminate Steve Robinson. I believe Norm Roberts at St. John’s was an assistant with Roy Williams as well as Coach Doh at Kansas and there could be more.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 29 Apr 2005 13:56:48 +0000

Rick,

Don’t forget Sean Miller at Xavier.

See this entry from earlier in the year for some interesting coaching ties.

I know that you weren’t necessarily “giving credit” to Herb for all of these guys (for example, Hunter was a head coach for 25 years before joining Herb)…but, I think that we need to be as clear as possible when talking about this so as to not praise something that may actually deserve criticism.

For example…Thad Matta despised working for Herb so badly that he left after a single season and took an assistant’s job at friggin Western Carolina. (Kind of ironic with Hunter).

It’s not a big deal…and technically, Matta would definitely be a branch under the Sendek coaching tree. But, in reality, I’m not sure Matta would like that very much and I’m not sure how we can give Sendek too much credit for “grooming” a guy that disliked the experience of working with Herb so much that he bailed for a lateral position at one of the worst basketball programs in the country.

I’ve got a feeling that Gary Williams probably has a (growing) tree of assitants. Roy Williams has at least Doherty and Steve Robinson (if not others).

By: Rick Jernigan

Rick Jernigan — Fri, 29 Apr 2005 13:22:58 +0000

Other than Coach K, does any other ACC coach have as many former assistants with Division 1 head coaching gigs as Herb? Hunter – Western Carolina, Thad Matta – Ohio State, Sean Miller – Xavier, Charlie Coles – Miami and I believe there may be one more I can’t remember.

By: Bullish

Bullish — Fri, 29 Apr 2005 03:47:39 +0000

looks like lil’ Archie Miller may be moving on up the chain of command or will Herb go out and hire someone with a great background? What about adding some of Herb’s past players that want to get into coaching? Will Roach, Justin Gainey???

I vote for the proven route.